Marine Corps Civil-Military Operations School

The activities of a commander, performed by designated civil affairs or other military forces, that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relationships between military forces and indigenous populations and institutions, by directly supporting the attainment of objectives relating to the reestablishment or maintenance of stability within a region or host nation.

MCCMOS serves as the focal agency for CMO education and training issues in order to meet the Marine Corps' CMO education and training requirements.  The objectives of MCCMOS include:

• Integrate CMO in the Marine Corps training and education continuum
• Provide CMO training and education resources for Operating Forces
• Execute all Civil Affairs MOS-related training
• Coordinate CMO training and education with other DoD and interagency organizations
• Provide outreach to Intergovernmental and Non-governmental Organizations (IGO/NGO) for the purpose of CMO training/education
• Facilitate CMO doctrine development MCWP 2-22.1 MAGTF-CMO
• Conduct the Civil Affairs MOS Courses
• Conduct the CMO Planners Courses

MCCMOS is located aboard MCB Quantico, VA.

The Civil Affairs MOS Course is a four-week course held four times a year. This course is open to any MOS. Upon successful completion Officers and Enlisted Marines receive the Civil Affairs MOS (0530 & 0531 respectively). The Marine Corps Civil Affairs 0530 and 0531 Course is designed as the MOS qualifying course for active duty and reserve Marine Corps Civil Affairs (CA)  personnel who will be assigned duties as Civil Affairs specialists and CMO planners/Staff NCOs who will conduct CMO planning and integration of CMO into MAGTF operations and perform a variety of tactical CMO-related tasks, such as area assessments, property control, and project management.

Course pre-requisites: Captain-Major and NCOs filling a CA Billet. 

Please do not schedule return flights prior to 1630 on Friday, the last day of the course.

CA MOS courses for FY16

1-16: 13 Oct - 6 Nov (CY15)

2-16: 7 Mar - 1 Apr

3-16: 25 Apr - 20 May

4-16: 11 Jul - 5 Aug 

MCTIMS Course Identifier:

M020A3D    Officer

M02AAPD   Enlisted

The CMO Planner Course is a two-week course held two-three times a year.  This course is open to Officers and Enlisted personnel from all services who will conduct CMO planning and integration of CMO into operations throughout the range of military operations and across all phases of a campaign. This course provides the practical and technical skills required for Marine Corps officers and enlisted personnel to succeed as a CMO Planner in support of MAGTF operations. This training is mission oriented, with a maximum use of hands-on CMO doctrinal procedures during practical exercises.

Course pre-requisites: Maj-LtCol and SNCOs filling a CA/CMO Billet with the 0530/0531/0532 MOS.  A waiver example can be found in each Welcome Aboard  package under the student information menu.

Please do not schedule return flights prior to 1930 on Friday, the last day of the course.

CMO Planner Courses

1-16: 7-18 Dec (CY15)

2-16: 13-24 Jun (CY16)

3-16: 8-19 Aug (CY16)

MCTIMS Course Identifier: M020AQD       

MCCMOS served as the lead agency organizing and providing the USFOR-A mandated Counter Insurgency Leaders Course.  These courses lasted 5 days and remain an off-the-shelf capability that MCCMOS maintains if it becomes a pre-deployment requirement for Battalion Commanders and their staffs again.